Tintin Headed to Screens
Decades after his creation, Tintin would have a tremendous influence on fratboy hairstyle.
For years there have been talks of Steven Spielberg's hope to make a movie based on the Belgian comic series The Adventures of Tintin, but with little real development. Now, word has come out that everyone finally has the go ahead to start this grandpa up:
"After 25 years, they finally said, `OK, let's go,'" Rodwell said of the protracted talks with Spielberg. In an interview with The Associated Press, Rodwell said the Hollywood company will go into preproduction for a movie, which should appear in theaters in about two years.
It wasn't clear whether the film would be cartoon animation, computer animation or a movie with actors, or which of the 24 cartoon books of Tintin's adventures would be picked.
Fans of the series should be thrilled that someone as respected as Steven Spielberg is taking on the project when so many others could butcher it. On the other hand, those who haven't read the series, like me, are left wondering, "Why is Spielberg making a movie about that German Shepherd police officer?"